Improvement in machine for compressing and cutting the filling for cigars



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2 sheetssheetl. W. W. HUSH. MAGHINE FOR PRESSING jAND GUTTING THEFILLINGS FOR CIGARS.

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W. W. HUSE. MACHINE FOR PRESSING AND GUTTING THE FILLINGS FOR CIGARS.No. 66,845. PmentedJuly 16, 1867.

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Letters Patent No. 66,845, dated July I6, 1867.

.mrnovsnsnr IN mourns ron COMPRESSING AND currmc THE FILLING PQB,OIGABS.

TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I W. W. Husmof Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, andState of New York, have invented certain new and useful improvements inMachines for Compressing and Cutting into Propa- Lengthand Shape theFlling for Cigars and for Plug-Tobacco; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is a. full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being hnd tothe annexed drawings, and to the figuresandlottcrs marked thereon. Of these drawings-'- Figure 1 is a sideelevation of a machine containing my improvements.

Figure 2 a plan view.

Figure 3 a cross vertical section at the line a: x of fig. 1; and

Figure 4 a longitudinal vertical section at the line gig of fig. 2.

One of my improvements relates to a; method of treating the filling forcigars and for plug-tobacco previous i to its being compressed and (atinto the proper length and shape, and consists in passing thetobacco-filling through a. stcnm-jnckct or an endless apron before itpasses to the compressing n'nd cutting-wheels. By this means the fillingis properly softened and compacted before the compressing and cuttingoperation, and rendered, more pliable for such action.

Another of my improvements consists in the means employed for thecompressing end cutting of the tobaccofilling into proper length andshape for cigars and plug-tobacco after it hits beensoftened by beingpassed through the steam-jacket.

To enable others to make and use my improvements, I will proceed todescribe them, and. will first describe them as applied to thecompressing and-cutting the filling of the tobacco into proper lengthand shape for cigars.

In the annexed drawings, a is the bed-plate of the machine, havingerected thereon proper standnrds b b, drilled at proper dista-nces, soas to form bearings for the journals-of the several shafts. 'c'isthemain drivin g shaft, mounted in fixed bearings, and which may beoperated by any suitable motor. Oh this shaft is arranged as.compressing-wheel, d, which has its periphery constructed with asemicircular groove, and with flanges, as shown in fig. 3, so thatanothercomprcssing wheel, e, of about the some diumetemend with itsperiphery likewise formcd with a semicircular groove, (but withoutfinnges,) and mounted on another shaft e, placed directly above thedriving-shaft,c, will set in between the flanges of the lowercompressing-wheel cZ,'ns a. tongue in a. groove. The peripheries ofthese wheels, where the semicircular grooves in them come togetlier,forma. circular opening, so that the tobacco-filling in passing throughbetween'them will be compressed into a. circular form. It will be seenthat the flanges on the lower compressing-wheel fl embracethesides ofthe upper compressing wheel e, and serve as guides to the filling as itis being fed in to be compressed The shsft ofthc upper compressing wheele is mounted in boxes adapted to slide in the standards 6 b, and abovethese boxes blocks of India. rubber or other suitable springs are placedto yield to any undue thickness of filling. Forwiird of thesecompressing-wheels, and in line with the circular opening formed bytheir peripheries, is placed esteem-jacket, f, with an'endlessapron, g,passing through it and around the rollers h h It, so that the sliver offilling can be passed through this jacket end then-between thecompressing-wheeled sndc, from which itcan pass, con'rpressed, to thecutters (to be presently described) for cutting it into the properlength and shape fr the after operation of wrapping. The filling is fedto the steam-jacket f through'u box ortrohghyh', along the' bottom ofwhich passes the endless apron which carries it through said jacket. Thesteam-jacket is constructed in the usual form, withnn inner and outercasing, as shown in the drawings, and-between these the steam '.ispermitted to circulate. It is provided, as usual, with an inductionpipe, f, for the admission of steam from tiny suitable gene rotor, andthis pipe is provided with a cock, 1, to shut ofl the-steum-whenrequired. The endless apron g with the filling upon it passes throughinside of the inner casing, and, in passing through,- the filling'issubjected-to the action of the steam in the surrounding jacket, and isthereby mode softer and put in better. condition for the after operationof compressing. r

I have found, by frequent experiments, that by thus passing the relieffilling through n'jacketi n which steam is allowed to circulate beforebeingpassed through the compressing-wheels, the filling is renderedsofter and much more pliable to the action of thecompressing-wheels,;nnd "it-08h be compressed into any required shapewithout adding moisture, thus preserving its original color, and-whencompressed the roll remains com pact and perfect'in form.

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At the'rear end of this steam-jacket there are connected two steam-jets,ii, which'ar'e so urranged.(sce- I fig. 4) that the peripheries of thecompressing-wheels may be lubricated with steam, and thus enablethecompressing operation to be more thoroughly efi'ected. J ust back ofthe leper compressing-wheeld I place a stripper, j, attached to across-bar, k. This stripper impinges upon the periphcryloi. the saidwheel, and not only prcvents any portion-oi the roll of filling frompassing down-it, but guides the roll on to an endless apron, l, whichcarries it to the periphery of a drum, m, where it is cut by therevolving-cutters into the proper length for a,

cigar, and at the same time the proper taper for-the tip given to oneend of. each piece thus cut off. Just'above this drum m there is anotherdrum, n, carrying the cutting-knives o, .flhese knives are V-shaped, andof sufliciont depth to pass entirely through the roll of filling.Theymaybe secured to theQp'eripheryofthe drum screws passing throughflanges'on cach'side at their base," or in any couvenient'and suitablemanner, and they should belocatedat such distance apartas to correspondwith the length of the cigar it is desired to have out, As the tobaccoorrollof fillin'gis fed in under these cutters'it. is cut by the extendedpart of the blades first, and each knife at one operation cuts ofi' apiece of the long strip of filling the proper length for a cigar, and atthe same time gives to the piece thus cut oh the proper taper 'to formthe tip of the cigar when wrapped.

It will be evident that the filling can be cut into theproper lengthsfor cigars without forming one end with a taper, by means of straightcutters arranged'acro'ss the periphery of thedrurn at suitablo distancesapart,--and the finish or tip given afterwards, by a suitable cutter inthe hands of an attendant, or operated by machinery,

but this mode of procedure would involve not only a great waste of thestock, but the expense would be much greater, and tlio'work neither sorapidly nor so well done.-

The shaft-carrying the drum containing the knives, as well as thoseoperatingthe endless apron, are operf ated by belts and pulleys, andderiving motion from the main shai't,as seen in the drawings, or theymaybe operated in anycther convenient way. p

I willnow describe my improvements as applied to the comprossingandcutting-the filling into thprop'er length and shape for plug-tobacco. Inthe drawings, thewheels p q for this compressing andcutting arerepresented on the same shafts with the compressing-wheels d -e, whichhave already been described in the operation for compressing the fillingfor cigars, but in practice there may either be a separate machineconstructed for each operation, or the compressing-wheels oZ-e can beremoved from the shafts c 'e, and the two cutting, and'compressingwheels p q mounted on these shafts in their place. Thesecutting and compressing-wheels p q are formed at their peripheries withseveral square grooves and tongues or flanges, as shown in thecross-section, fig. 3, and the width of each groove in the two wheelsshould be' equal to the width of the plug of tobacco to be formed. Thefilling, after it has-been passed through the steam-jacket, as herciiidescribed for forming cigars, is passed between these cutting andcompressing-wheelsp q, the tongues formed on the periphery ofone wheelfitting snugly into the grooves of the other wheel, and vice versa, thusforming sharp cutting ledges, which will' divide the sheet of fillinginto as many strips as there are grooves in the two wheels. h Thesetongues do not set in theentire-depth of their corresponding grooves,enough space being left the'cosnpression of the stripsscfp filling. Y

p The result of this form of construction of the cutting andcompressing-wheels? qwill be that the filling will be cutand compressedinto several long strips, and each strip will be oil-the proper widthand thickness for."

plug-tobacco. These long strips are then, all at the same time, carried,by the means already described, and

'prcsented to the action of cutters to cut them into the proper lengthsfor plugs, but the cutters-for this purpose should not be V-shaped, asthat would entail a serious loss of stock, but they should bestraightcutters, and

arranged across the periphery of thedrum at suitable distancesapart,eorrespohdingwith the length of. plug to- These last mentioned wheels pq'may be mounted on the same shafts which carry those formed with semicircular grooves for compressing the filling for cigars, and-the machineprovided with an additional steamjacket,

endless apron, and drum having straight cutters secured across itsperiphery.

Having described my improvements in compressing and cutting nto properlength and shane the filling for cigars and plug-tobacco, what I claimas'ncw, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

' 1. The treatment of the filling for cigars and plug-tobacco, bypassingit through 'a steam-jacket on its way to be compressed and cut,substantially as described and for the purpose'set forth. 4

2. The combination of the stcam-jacket and endless apron wi'th thecompressing-wheelsand v-shapedcun,

.ters, substantially as described The combination of the steam-jacketand endless ap'ron with the cutting and compressing vheels and straightcutters, substantially as described and for the purpose set forth.

4. The combination of the steam-jet'with the cutting andcompressing-wheels, as and for the-purpose: 7

described.

-5. Cutting the compressed filling into the proper. lengths .for cigars,and giving to one end of each length so-cut the proper taper to form thetip,-' when wrapped, by means of the revolving V-shaped cutters,arranged substantially as herein described.- I

'WLW. HUSE,

Witnesses:

H. W. Hour, A. Tarnnsssns.

